# South African Open 1983

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/atp_archive:6815/south-african-open?season=1983
Tour: ATP

Johan Kriek won the 1983 South African Open, defeating Colin Dowdeswell 6-4 4-6 1-6 7-5 6-3 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on hard courts in Johannesburg, South Africa, from November 21 to November 27, 1983. The match log contains 31 recorded singles results for this edition.

## Tournament info
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: Hard
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Start date: 1983-11-21
- End date: 1983-11-27

## Champion
- Winner: Johan Kriek
- Runner-up: Colin Dowdeswell
- Final score: 6-4 4-6 1-6 7-5 6-3

## Knockout results
### F
- Johan Kriek def. Colin Dowdeswell 6-4 4-6 1-6 7-5 6-3

### SF
- Colin Dowdeswell def. Vitas Gerulaitis 6-2 6-0
- Johan Kriek def. Cassio Motta 6-2 7-5

### QF
- Cassio Motta def. Brian Teacher 3-6 6-3 9-7
- Vitas Gerulaitis def. Guillermo Vilas 6-4 6-4
- Johan Kriek def. Claudio Panatta 7-6 7-6
- Colin Dowdeswell def. Tim Gullikson 6-1 6-4

### R16
- Guillermo Vilas def. Carlos Kirmayr 6-0 6-1
- Claudio Panatta def. Jose Higueras 7-6 6-2
- Tim Gullikson def. Steve Meister 7-6 6-7 9-7
- Brian Teacher def. Eddie Edwards 6-1 5-7 6-3
- Vitas Gerulaitis def. Kevin Moir 6-4 6-3
- Cassio Motta def. Brad Gilbert 7-6 6-1
- Colin Dowdeswell def. Kevin Curren 6-4 7-6
- Johan Kriek def. Danie Visser 3-6 7-5 6-1

### R32
- Kevin Curren def. John Sadri 6-3 7-6
- Danie Visser def. Mike Myburg 3-6 6-1 6-2
- Kevin Moir def. Christo Van Rensburg 4-6 6-4 6-3
- Claudio Panatta def. Robbie Venter 7-6 6-2
- Johan Kriek def. Michael Westphal 6-2 6-1
- Tim Gullikson def. Bruce Kleege 6-3 6-1
- Brian Teacher def. Mario Martinez 7-5 6-3
- Brad Gilbert def. Henri De Wet 4-6 6-4 6-1
- Cassio Motta def. Bill Scanlon 6-2 6-4
- Steve Meister def. Andres Gomez 7-5 6-2
- Eddie Edwards def. Shlomo Glickstein 7-6 6-1
- Carlos Kirmayr def. Bernard Boileau 7-6 0-6 6-4
- Vitas Gerulaitis def. Stuart Bale 7-5 6-3
- Guillermo Vilas def. Marcos Hocevar 6-4 7-6
- Jose Higueras def. Fritz Buehning 6-3 7-5
- Colin Dowdeswell def. Jay Lapidus 6-3 6-1

## Stats
- Total matches: 31
- Players: 32

Other editions available: 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984
(+16 more)

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